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Federal government ministers made dozens of secret funding decisions against the advice of their own departments last year.
New traders told of old rules
The ATO has an important message for Australia’s 600,000 new crypto-traders.
Partial win in kids' climate case
A group of Australian teenagers has had a breakthrough in their climate change class action case against the Commonwealth.
Reforms fail to improve employment
Centrelink mutual obligations have helped private agencies’ profits, but not job seekers.
Favour focus in airport deal
A new report finds failures by a federal department over Western Sydney Airport land deals.
MP slams country coverage
Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud has accused Telstra of abandoning regional Australia.
Court cuts Carmichael water
A Federal Court decision has stripped billions of litres of water from the Carmichael coal mine project.
CSIRO leads hydrogen drive
Australian experts are on a new mission to increase the use of hydrogen fuel.
DPIE questions coal claim
A government assessment has found modelling for a Narrabri coal mine extension to be “counterintuitive”.
CSIRO digs into mining future
Australia’s top scientists say one of the nation’s oldest industries is key to some of its newest endeavours.
Good calls not linked to IQ
Researchers say a good decision-maker does not have to be the smartest one in the room.
Maralinga risks continue
New research suggests contamination from nuclear tests at Maralinga could be worse than previously thought.
Riders push through personal harm
Research has revealed a high rate of gig economy workers having to work through injuries.
Valve failure in Nyrstar spill
Nyrstar has accepted responsibility for a toxic waste leak into Port Pirie waterways in 2019.
ACCC allows huge Slack deal
The ACCC says it will not stand in the way of Salesforce's planned $37.5 billion acquisition of Slack.
Kurri Kurri gas plan questioned
Snowy Hydro will build a $600 million gas-fired power plant in the Hunter Valley, despite experts rejecting government claims...
Report notes NBN shift
Regulators say more than half a million Australian households moved to faster NBN plans in the March 2021 quarter.
Space head plugs safety role
Australia needs cyber tools to keep up in the space arms race, according to the head of the national Space Agency.
ANU deepens carbon pledge
The Australian National University has committed to reducing carbon emissions to below zero by 2030.